Callender was originally from Prudhoe in Northumberland and worked as a miner in his teenage years. He first played football for Wylam Primitive Methodist Church Club, before progressing to Prudhoe Castle FC in his teens. A great part of my career and loving great design means that buying architectural magazines and watching shows like Grand Designs can be counted as ‘working’!” she enthused. Mrs Callender started working in an architect’s office during her studies to gain some experience in the industry, which helped her put all the theory she was learning into practice.

Selhurst Park has seen its fair share of highs and lows, but there have been few tragedies as striking as sad tale of one former goalkeeper, who is said to haunt the famous ground.Mr Wright told the Chronicle Echo: “Callender was totally loyal and devoted. He stayed with her right to the very end. It is impossible not to be moved by what happened.” Read More Related Articles Mrs Callender originally enrolled in a Diploma of Building Design with TAFE Digital when she lived in the small town of Dolphin Point, near Ulladulla in NSW. “I had just had my third child, so thought it would be a good opportunity to study subjects I’d always had a yearning to know more about,” she said. “Little did I know that this would become a new career I’m passionate about and that I would not return to nursing.” Edgewell Road Cemetery in Prudhoe, Northumberland, where Billy Callender was laid to rest (Image: Google Streetview) He frequently roamed Croydon, pushing Ela in her wheelchair, and remained at her bedside for seven weeks - but Ella lost her battle with the disease, leaving him devastated. Home for Callender was a one-up, one-down pitman’s cottage in West Wylam, a stone’s throw from the mine where he would come to work. He first played football for Wylam Primitive Methodist Church Club, before progressing to Prudhoe Castle FC in his teens.

He tragically took his own life after the death of his beloved fiance in 1932, and is now buried at the Edgewell Cemetery in Prudhoe, overlooking the Tyne Valley.

In recent years, it has been said that the ghost of Callender lingers inside the ground after dark. Read More Related Articles The book reveals all on the shot-stopper's life, right from his teenage years to the day of his death.

Commando Regiment veterans, friends and family share their memories of the late Sergeant Brett Wood MG, DSM. Eddie Graham of Prudhoe Local History Society has researched Billy's life along with his colleague Len Franchetti. Selhurts Park, pictured in 2022, where Billy Callender took his own life in 1932 (Image: Getty Images) She said: "Eddie and his team are so passionate about the history of Prudhoe and really want to pass the history to younger generations in our town. Now, 90 years on from his death, a group of Crystal Palace supporters will be visiting Prudhoe in the summer to pay tribute to the club legend

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He said: "It was the biggest funeral Prudhoe has ever seen. Thousands of people turned out to pay their respects."